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We’re marking Malaysia Day by getting into MA63, and whether it was properly implemented. First, we look at how this would have changed the social and cultural landscape of Sabah and Sarawak. Then, we discuss what might have happened politically, both within the states and in Malaysia overall.

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Former MIC president Tun S. Samy Vellu passed away, at the age of 86. We look into the various thoughts that have been pouring in.

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俄乌战争在僵持许久后终于迎来重大逆转。在最近的一周，乌克兰以迅雷式的速度，持续在东乌夺回重要城镇。乌克兰这次的反击不只收复了足足6000多平方公里的失土，还成功重创俄国军队的补给线，让民众仅剩的一缕希望再度重燃。

与此同时，中国领导人习近平对中亚两国展开军事访问，分别是哈萨克斯坦共和国和乌兹别克斯坦共和国，还参加了上海合作组织元首理事会会议。值得关注的是，这将是2020年疫情爆发以来，习主席首次确定出访他国。

本期节目，我们将一起探讨习近平和普京的会面后对国际局势会有怎样的后续发展。

In conjunction with Merdeka and Malaysia Day 2022, Health & Living features healthcare heroes - individuals and organisations on a mission to make healthcare accessible to marginalised communities across Malaysia. One of these communities are people living with HIV, who continue to face discrimination today, but there are grassroots organisations working to eliminate that stigma, such as the Sabah AIDS Awareness Group Association. Their founder and president, Dr Zaiton Yahaya, joins us on the show to share more about the work that they do in Sandakan, Sabah, in raising awareness and getting treatment to those who need it most. 

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马币今年屡创新低，日前更在美国预期进一步加大升息幅度，带动美元应声上涨下，一度下探至4.52美元，刷新24年以来的最低纪录。这也让人忧心大马经济是否陷入衰退，重演亚洲金融危机。尽管，我国财长大派强心针，但经济学家依然不改对马币继续下挫的观点，市场正在积极复苏的大马企业也即将受到冲击。

Calls for a political funding/financing act have been growing louder ever since former Prime Minister Najib Razak tried to explain off millions of dollars flowing into his personal bank account as political donations from Saudi’s late king Abdullah. But the fact of the matter is, the need for a political funding act goes beyond Najib and his various corruption charges. It is about strengthening people’s power and preserving people’s interests more than the interests of the elite. Dr Kassim Noor Mohamed of Nottingham Trent University, joins us to discuss. 

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时间和复利的威力强大，而缺乏耐心等待复利效应发酵就是财富增值最大的敌人。

在目前的市场环境当中，想追求持续又固定的高回报率是天方夜谭？所谓稳定持续性的复利是建立在什么样的基础上？

节目中理财分析师分享了如何运用小资金慢慢积累更大回报率，让资金效应发挥到最大。

As digitalisation across all industries becomes inevitable, the healthcare sector is bound for a digital revolution as well. In the past few years, we've seen more and more companies crop up focusing on telehealth and telemedicine offerings. How does this impact the healthcare sector and what are the opportunities available? Dr Tan of International Medical University explains.

In conjunction with Malaysia Day, two majestic cultural traditions are being performed - Seni Reog of Johor and Manora of Kelantan - right here in Kuala Lumpur. Said to naturally complement each other, with many points of confluence and comparison, the performances are part of Malam PUSAKA di Ruang Kota, a series of cultural evenings in our capital city, featuring performances by masters of living traditions from throughout Malaysia, and organised by cultural organisation PUSAKA. We get a 101 on these cultural performances and traditions from Pauline Fan, the Creative Director of PUSAKA.

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After three consecutive OPR hikes in a matter of 4 months, have our inflationary pressures really decreased? We have discussed how inflation impacts the business environment, but there also needs to be a look into how rising overnight policy rates can affect businesses in particular SMEs and MSMEs. To help us understand how the OPR hikes can affect Malaysian businesses, we speak to Carmelo Ferlito, CEO for the Centre for Market Education. 

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